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Complete the sentence below by filling in the blank with a single word that produces an exact phonetic end rhyme with the bolded target word.

Cevap:After the destructive hurricane swept through the town, emergency teams worked tirelessly to clear the heavy debris, eventually allowing the displaced residents to return home and feel 【free】.

Cevap

free (or any phonetically valid exact rhyme such as 'flee', 'plea', or 'spree')
The correct completion must produce an exact phonetic rhyme with 'debris' (/dəˈbriː/). Because the final consonant letter 's' in 'debris' is silent, the word ends with the long monophthong vowel sound /iː/. Words like 'free' (/friː/), 'flee' (/fliː/), or 'plea' (/pliː/) end in the exact same vowel sound and correctly complete both the phonetic rhyme and contextual meaning of the sentence.

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1
Identify the phonetic pronunciation and final vowel sound of the target word 'debris'.
The word 'debris' contains a silent final 's' and is pronounced /dəˈbriː/ or /ˈdeɪbriː/, ending in the long vowel sound /iː/.
Rhyming is determined strictly by spoken sounds (IPA), not by spelling patterns.
2
Evaluate words that fit the context of the sentence and share the identical final vowel sound /iː/.
The word 'free' (/friː/) shares the exact same primary vowel nucleus /iː/ and final sound structure as 'debris'.
An exact end rhyme requires matching the nucleus vowel sound and any following consonants.

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